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J'. D. JOYCE WINDING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1925 ./f, lll

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Patented May 25, 1926.

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JAMES DANIEL JOYCE, OF PHLADELEHXA., PEENSYLVANIA.

WINDING MACHINE.

Application IedJune 27, 1925. Serial No. 39,980.

rllhis invention .relates in general to Winding machines, and moreparticularly to inachincs for.y Winding double taper ended cops forusein loom shuttles andthe like, such :i nmchinebeing disclosed in myco-pending applications, Seri-al No. 710252 filed May .1., 192i-, semina710253 filed May i, i924,

and Serial No. 71025L tiled May 1, 1924.

lv'lachines of this type are used to, Wind cops with` tapered ends and..acylindrical body.v The Winding is startedwith substan-Y tiallycylindrical layers Whichgradually progressforward and overlap. eachother to buildma conical face, upon which subsequent layers-are wound toform the cylindrical body of thecop. The .progression in layers is.effected through the gradual`v feedin of thethreadx guide along itstraverse rod as the Winding` proceeds.

The taper of the nose of such a cop is governed by a shapcrv whichcontrols theiposition ofthe Contact or progression Wheel with relationto the spindle orf cop during the process of the` Winding of. the heelof the cop. Heretofore, it has been the practice to provide atraversevrod of two or more parts, one of which has a mounting Whichpermits itto be moved by contact. of a portion of the thread guideassembly With a sharper-,laterally forward or away from the spindleduring the-Winding of the heel of the cop. This-lateral movement causesthe progression Wheel to contact with the-.yarn being Wound and causesthat earlier progression of the WheelL necessary to the building of atapered heel.

It is an object of my inventionto provide a novel and improved means forsupporting the progression wheel adjustably with relaf tion to thespindle of the Winding machine. This adjustable supporting means forlthe progression Wheel includes means for supporting the said Wheel uponthe traverse rod in such a manner as topermit of motion of the Wheelexcentric of thesaid rod toward and away from the spindle. l

lt is another object of my. invention to provide means for normallyholding said progression Wheel concentric of said traverse rod.

Other objects of. my invention are to be found .in the accompanyingspecification and claimsvand willr be disclosed in the accompanyingdiiawings in which l4` igu re 1. isiL a'. plan. View of mydevice., withA vportions broken away, showing. my

movably mounted progression Wheel in its normal position.

Figure 2. is a similar view to that shown inV ltigure 1, except that theprogression Wheel is shown in the position nearest the spindle.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the strucf ture shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 shows in detailed perspective the parte of my compositeyprogression Wheel assen'ibly.

Figure 6 is a detailed perspective view of a st addle spring cooperatingwith the pro.- gressionwheel and guide rod thereof;

Referring now with` greater particnlarity to the drawings, it will beseen that my de,- vice is comprised as follows,l i

r he Winding machine is of the type shown in the cri-pendingapplications above referred to and has the usual frame 1,. ro-v tatingspindle 2 and traverse bar 3. The traverse bar 3 has ascrevv-threadedforward portion 3 adapted to be secured to the usual means foritsreciprocation anda rearward portion 3b fixedly though detachablysecured thereto and having a sliding bearing Qin the frame 1. rlhe.traverse bar has suitable bearings l and 5 inthe frame 1 and is securedto a second iod having a bearing 7 in the frameand car 1ying a shaperSilongitudinally and rotataoly adjustable describedrin my co-pendingapplications.

Mounted on the rod 3A is a bushing 10 having a portion thereof cut awayto provide an extension 11 in which semi-cylindrical groove 12, thepurpose of Which will he described hereinafter, is cnt; The bush; ing`'l0 has' flnedly secured thereto,"by means of a set screw 18, a collar1l; Washer 1:3 is mounted on said bushing to space the coll lar 14. froma shaper contact member. lo. The member 15 has an arm i6 terminating inan arcuate face 17 adapted. to Contact with the conical shaper S tocontrol the taperA of the heel of the cop. The men'iber 15 has a secondarm 18 terminating in a forked end ac apted to straddle a leaf spring1.0 mounted on suitable rollers 2O on a rod 21 which parallels the axisof( the spindle.. Vllie member 15 is mounted in the bushing 1.() and hasa substantially U-shaped bore 27; the vbend of the .Ubeing.semi-cylindrical andthe .arms being ltangential thereto.

The outer surfacevof themember 15 is cylindrical to provide a bearingfor the progression vvlieel 22 which is mounted thereon on a bushinglThe bushing 2S has an upstanding flange Q-l provided with a iin 25adapted to extend through an aperture 2G in the Wheel 22 lior securingthe said Wheel to its bushing. it is obvious that the lushing` 23, theWheel 22 and the member lo are lined together and Will move in unison.rlhe c5-shaped bore 27 permits these members to have a limited motioneX- centric oi the rod 3a and the bushing` 10.

A bushing; 30, provided with a smooth bore, is also mounted on the rod3". This bushing has a disk 3l formed integrally therewith of a diametersuitably less than that ont the progression Wheel. T he ends of; thisbushing` are cut to provide grooves 32 and and collars 32H and 83th Justtorivard ot the disk 31 the bushing 30 has a portion cut away to permita single toothed gear 3ft to extend therethrough to engage the threadsof the screw on the rod 3 to provide for the progression ot the guide.The gear 3d is pivotally secured to the disk 31 and is held normally inContact with the thread ot the rod 3 by means of a leaf spring S5. Thisg 1r may be released from Contact with the rod by pressing the forwardlyextending portion 3G thereof toward the barrel of the bushing.

The disk 31 has also a radially extending slot 37 in which the pin 25 isadapted to slide when the progression Wheel is moved laterally. lt isobvious that though the progression wheel may be moved laterally, thepin 25 and slot 37 insure `that any rotative movement of the progressionWheel will result in rotation oitl the disk 31 and hence, through themedium of the gear 34, cause movement ot the disk along the rod.

The rearward end of the bushing 30 is adapted to be. slipped in the openend oii the U-shaped bore 27 and slid toward the center of the boreuntil the collar 32 lits within the groove 12 and prevent-s relativeendwise movement between the bushings 10 andi-SO.

A thread guide 4,-0 is pivotally mounted on the rod 3a through means oita. thread guide carrier arm Zl1. rlfhe arm all is mounted on a bushing42 and straddles a second bushing 43 similarly mounted and carrying anarm le one end ot which terminates in a finger 45 adapted to limit themovement of the guide away from the spindle and the other end of whichterminates .in a forked shaped end which st addles the rod 2i.

The arin l1 has a cutaway portion 46 to provide an arcuate linger i7 forengagement with the collar 33 and the lgroove 33. This locks the threadguide carrier arm and the progression Wheel assembly' against relativeendvvise movement and insures that the thread guide moves with theprogression Wheel in endwise directions. llfhen the parts ot the threadguide carrier arm and the progression Wheel assembly ar concentricallyin order the rod d Y. l

and acts as a lock holding all ot the parts together, the bushing 10bein held to the To lmshing 3() by the parts and 12, and the device Willbe seen to oe as follows. t t commencement of the Winding the rear i-spressed out ot engagement with the three-fl ot the rod and the threadguide assunhly moved back to the point ol the beginning)- of theWinding. As this assembly is moved backward the arcuate face 1T ot thearm 16 comes in contact with the conical shaper S and 'tierces the Wheel22 over tou rd the snindle at. action of the sprint-fr4 19 on the armbushing` riding` with its lll-shaped slof' extension of bushing 10. The"".t/z released to engage the thre and the progression vsneel Lm.position until a sufiicient number ot 'tu' have been Wound to cause theWheel to gage the yarn on the cop. rlhis contact rew suits in the wheelbeing rotated, the action causing, through the medium ot the progressivemovement ot the guide. progressive movement continues tl c a 17 ridesout along the conical shape' p mitting` the ivheel to be movedout-.f'art 'i the spindle under the influence of the leal spring 19toward its normal position concentric With the rod 3a. Obviously this pgressive movement results in the bui lingl` a cop with a tapered heel orbase. face 17 is tree or the shaper, lie building o the cop will proceedin such a manner y 1i its body is cylindrical. lil/Then the n ,y iscomplete, the face Lil?) ot the arm il contacts With the collar 5() andthe ina-shim is, stopped.

Having' described my device in detail. Wish to claim:

1. In a windinp` machine, the combinai with the Winding spindle, trave;y thread guide and means to reciprr'lcate the traverse-bar andthread-guide. ot' me: mounted on said bar and capable ot movementtransversely thereof to toed the guide along the bar and longitudinallyand rotatively adjustable means to regulate the 'leedn ing ot the `guideto determine the taper o'f the base or he lechage Wound.

2. In a Winding machine, the combination ot a rotating spindle, areciprocating traverse-bar, means to rotate the spindle and means toreciprocate the bar, a thread-guide Oil mounted on the bar, a Wheelmounted on said` Wheel in lateral relation to the Windingv spindle andthe bar as the WindingI increases in diameter.

3. In a Winding machine, the combination of a rotatingspindle7 areciprocating `traverse-bar, means to rotate the spindle and means toreciprocate the bar, a thread-guide mounted on the bar, a Wheel mountedon said bar and capable of movement trans-- vcrsely thereof to feed theguide along' the bar, and means cooperating to hold the Wheel cxcentricof said bar in close proxiniity to the Winding` spindle at the beginningof the Winding` and to adjust thc Wheel away from the Winding spindletowards its position concentric of said bar as the cop increases indiameter. 4. ln a Winding machine, the combination of -a rot-atingspindle, a reciprocating traverse-bar, means to rotate the spindle andmeans to reciprocate the bar, a thread-guide mounted on the bar, a Wheelmounted on said bar and capable of movement transversely thereof to feedthe guide along the bar, and means cooperating to hold the Wheelexcentric of said bar in close proximity to the Winding spindle at thebeginning' of the Winding and springl means to move the Wheel away fromthe Winding spindle towards its position concentric of said bar as thecop increases in diameter.

.5. In a Windingmachine, the com-y bination of a rotating spindle, areciprocating traverse-bar having a portion thereof screw threaded,means to rotate said spindle and means to reciprocate said bar, a threadguide mounted on the bar, a bushing having a gear adapted to engage thethreads of said bar, and a thread guide secured to said bushing` in sucha manner as to prevent relative endivise movementl` a progression Wheelmounted on said bar and capable of movement trans'- versely thereofadapted to contact vvith the winding on the cop to rotate said bushinglto propel said guide along said bar, and means cooperating to adjustsaid Wheel excentrically of said bar in lateral relation to the Windingspindle according,` to the growing diameter of the cop beingv Wound,

G. In a Winding` machine, the combination of a rotating spindle, atraverse-bar arrangedto reciprocate longitudinally of the spindle, meansto rotate the spindle and means to reciprocate the bar, a thread-guidemounted on the bar, means to feed the. guide along the bar, including aprogression wheel mounted on said bar and capable of movementtransversely thereof adapted to contact with the Winding, and meanscooperating` to move the Wheel on said bar laterally to adjust thevprogression WheelV toward or away fromv the vl-*inding` spindleaccordingto the diameter of the winding'.

7. Inv a Winding machine, the combination of a rotating' spindle, areciprocating,` traverse-bar, means to rotatethe spindle and means toreciprocate the bar, a thread-guide mounted'to travel alongrthe bar, aWheel mounted on said bar and capable of movement-transversely thereofadavptedte contact With the. cop to feed the guide along the bar, meanscooperating` to. move said Wheel excentrically of saidbar toward theWinding` spindle to bringthe Wheel in close proximity thereto during;`the beginning of the Winding, and means to return the. bar to its normalposition concentric of said bar as thel cop increases in diameter.

8.v In a Winding machine, the combination with a rotating` spindle andva reciprocating thread-guide, means to rotate thespindie and meansV toreciprocate the. threadguide, of means engaged by the cop tofced theguide progressively alongthe spindle fromthe beginningv to end of the`Winding, said meansbeing` movable excentrically. of said bar laterally.towardV and away from the Winding;` spindle to shape the base end of thecop.

9. In a Winding machine, the combination with a rotating' spindle, of areciprocating' traverse-bar capable of movement transversely thereof, aprogression Wheel mounted on said bar and normally held concentricallythereof, anda plurality of means cooperi-ding` to. move saidwheelexcentrically 'of lsaid bar toward and away fromsaid rotatingspindle.

10. In a Windinginachine, the combina-` tion with a rotating` spindleanda reciproeating traverse-bar, means to rotate'thespindie and means toreciprocate the bar, of'a thread-guide mountedon the bar, a progressionWheel mounted on said bar and=capable of movement transversely thereofadapted to contact lwith the Winding' at the rear end of each traverseof the bar to feed, the thread-guide along` the bar, means cooperatingto hold the progression Wheel l sely adjacentthe Winding` spindleexcenti call,T o said bar atthe beginning of the winding, and yielding;Vmeans to movezthe progression Wheel gradually avray from. the Windingspindle asleach layerV of yarnis wound on the cop until the latterreaches its predetermined diameter.

l1. ln a Winding machine, the combination with a Winding' spindle, areciprocating traverse-bar, and means to reciprocate the bar, of athread-guide mounted on the bar to oscillate to andfrom the windingspindle, a progression wheel mounted on said bar and capable of movementtransversely thereof adapted to be turned to feed the thread-guide alongthe bar, and means StiV cooperating; to automatically adjust the Wheelexcentrically of said bar laterally toivard and awa-y from the windinglspindle to contact with the largest diameter ot cach layer ot Winding,

1Q. ln a Winding' machine, in combination, a rotating` spindle andreciprocating traverse-bar, means to rotate said spindle and means toreciprocate said bar, a thread- `guide holder' pivotally mounted on saidbar, a progression Wheel mounted on a bushing;` on said bar and adaptedto Contactl with the. winding' on the cop to feed the guide holder alongthe bar said wheel beingv capable ot movement excentric of said bar, aShaper, an arm on said bushingv adapted to contact with said shaper tomove said wheel er:- centrically oli said bar toward said Winding'spindle in position to contact with the lirst layers of the Winding, andmeans to return said Wheel to its proper position concentric et' saidbar as the Winding,` progre 13. ln combination, for use in Winding'machines having` a rotating,` spindle f screw-threaded reciprocating),ltraverse-oar, a bushing having' a grooved semi-circular extensionmounted on said rod, a contact member mounted on said bushing; andhaving a U-shapcd recessed bore, a progr ssion Wheel rotatably mountedon said contact member and movable laterally therewith, a progressionnut locked with said bushing' against relative endvvise motion and withsaid Wheel against relative rotative movement and a thread-guide holdermovable along said bar by said progression nut..

14. ln combination, for use in Winding machines having a rotating'spindle and a screw-threaded reciprocating' traverse-bar, a bushing'having a grooved semi-circular eX- tension and mounted on said rod, acontact member mounted on said bushing and having` a U-shaped recessedbore, a progression Wheel rotatably mounted on said contact member andmovable laterally therewith, a progression nut locked with said bushing'against relative endivise motion, a pin in said Wheel having;` a slidinglit in a slot in said nut to prevent relative rotational movement Whilepermitting1 relative lateral movement of said Wheel with respect to saidnut, and a thread guide holder movable along' said bar by saidprogression nut.

15. In combination, for use in winding;

machines having a rotatingl spindle and a screw-threaded reciprocating`traverse-bar, a bushing having` a grooved semi-circular extension andmounted on said rod, a Contact member mounted on said bushing andhaving' a a\.l-shaped recessed bore, a progression wheel rotatablymounted on 'aid contact member and movable laterally therewith, aprogression nut locked with said bushing agains' relative endivisemotion, a pin in said Wheel having' a sliding,I lit in a slotin said nutto prevent relative rotational movement while permitnng; relativelateral movement ot said wheel with respect to said nut, and a thread`guide holder movable along; said bar by said progression nut, and meanswhereby said bar acts as a locking,` means for securing' said bushing,Contact member, prognessional wheel, progression nut, and a thread,guide holder in their assembled positions.

16. ln a Winding' machine, the combination ot a spindle, a threadzemule, a thread guido holder, a reciprocating,- bar .f-:upportingg theguide carrier, and automatic means mounted on said bar and capable ofmovement transversel/Y thercoi :For feeding' said carrier :dea-'ne` saidbar, a portion ot said automatic means being' movable exrcentricaily onsaid bar.

17. ln a Winding` machine, the combination ot a spindle, a thread guide,a threar'l guide holder, a reciprocating' car supporting the guidecarrier, and anton'iatic means mounted on said bar and capable ot move.-ment transversely thereof for VfeedingA said carrier along said bar, aportion et said automatic means being' movable eicentrically on saidbar, and a toi-mer controlling' said excentric movement.

18. ln a winding' machine, the combination or a spindle, a thread guide,a thread guide holder, a reciprocatinggl bar support-- ing the lguidecarrier, and automatic 'neans movable eccentricallyr and transversely onsaid bar tor feeding said carrier along' said n r, and a conical formeradapted to be engaged by a ting-ger on said automatic means to move saidautomitic means eccentrically and transversely ot said rod toward andaway from said spindle.

In testimony whereof I attbi my signature.

